[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

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• 80 Beats' Andrew Mosemen reports that Japan's unlucky Hayabusa asteorid probe is on track to return to Earth with its sample container, even though the probe might not have succeeded in taking a sample after all.
• Acts of Minor Treason's Andrew Barton writes about how the future may well give birth to new kinds of discrimination, suggesting that people who try to technologically augment their bodies might be the next major sufferers.
• Crooked Timber's Ingrid Robeyns tells her readers that a leading Belgian bishop has resigned after admitting that he sexually abused a family member for at least a decade.
• Daniel Drezner wonders where all the anti-globalization protesters have gone.
• Extraordinary Observations' Rob Pitingolo takes a look at some of New York City's best coffee shops.
• Joel at Far Outliers quotes at length a writer on how madrassahs often provide much better education than state schools.
• Geocurrents examines how unexpectedly heavy rain in Australia has led to a temporary revival of Australia's landlocked Lake Eyre.
• Personal Observations' Jim Belshaw observes that regional disparities within particular jurisdictions--nation-states, states, provinces--can produce serious internal conflicts.
• Slap Upside the Head observes the hysterical, and homophobic, opposition to a recently withdrawn plan for sex education in Ontario.
• Surprise! Towleroad notes a recent study observing that queers are substantially more likely to suffer violence than their straight counterparts.
• Alex Harrowell at the Yorkshire Ranter examines how a French project to implement personal rapid transit failed thanks to internal culture clashes and a failure to consult outsiders.